Incinerator bag

Abstract

An incinerator bag that is primarily utilized for the storing of and subsequent destruction of classified documents. The bag is made of a three-ply construction which includes an inner and outer ply or layer of inflammable material such as paper and a middle ply of nonflammable open mesh material bonded therebetween. The nonflammable material may be in the form of, for example, glass fiber, metal wire or a non-metallic nonburnable material such as NOMEX. In addition, a closure element having a handle incorporated therewith is removably attached to the bag for utilization in sealing the bag when the bag is to be transported.

I claim: 
     
       1. An incinerator bag utilized for reliably and safely destroying the contents of said bag comprising a foldable enclosure having an open top portion, said enclosure having a three ply construction, said three ply construction being in the form of an inner layer of inflammable material, an outer layer of inflammable material and a middle layer of nonflammable, fireproof mesh material sandwich between said inner and outer layers of material, said mesh material having openings therein of a preselected size, said preselected size being no greater than approximately 1/4 inch square, and a closure element, said closure element being in the form of an elongated wire having a fireproof handle secured to one end thereof, said closure element being removably attached to said outer layer of material for securely closing said open top portion of said enclosure and simultaneously acting as a handle for transporting said incinerator bag whereby upon incineration of said bag, said inner and outer layers of material are destroyed permitting the incineration of said contents of said bag leaving only said nonflammable, fireproof mesh material to hold the burnt remains of said contents of said bag. 
     
     
       2. An incinerator bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said mesh material is in the form of a wire screen. 
     
     
       3. An incinerator bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said mesh material is in the form of a nonmetalic fireproof screen.